Will the end of Canada's de minimis exemption require customs declarations on the Adirondack and Maple Leaf?

[Meadowlark1203]

Question in title, it's my first time going to Canada and I was planning on bringing back some whiskey from Canada

Thanks in advance

 

[zephyr17]

You were and are technically always required to declare any alcohol, even amounts within the exemption. Even if not asked specifically about alcohol.

So declare it and let them figure out if any duty is due on it now. Other than a possible duty assessment on exempt quantities, nothing has changed regardless declaring alcohol.

 

[Meadowlark1203]

You were and are technically always required to declare any alcohol, even amounts within the exemption. Even if not asked specifically about alcohol.

So declare it and let them figure out if any duty is due on it now.

Ah thanks for the heads up, I appreciate it

 

[Stevenz]

But there is probably an allowance before duty is applied, if entering the U.S. from other countries holds true for entry from Canada. Worth checking that, and worth checking what the duty would be if you exceed the limit. Is Canadian that good? I just think of Seagram’s 7.

 

[zephyr17]

But there is probably an allowance before duty is applied, if entering the U.S. from other countries holds true for entry from Canada. Worth checking that, and worth checking what the duty would be if you exceed the limit. Is Canadian that good? I just think of Seagram’s 7.

There always has been a duty free exemption for spirits of 1 liter. However, with the new blanket tariff of 25% with no apparent exemptions, that the 1 liter remains duty free is questionable now. The conditions after the imposition of the tariffs is what I think @Meadowlark1203 was asking about. The answer is for now.

In any case, the requirement has always been for any amount of liquor to be declared, even amounts within the exemption. So declare it and see what they say.